Fence-post



(No ModeL) T. E. WILSON.

FENCE POST.

No. 325,302. Patented Sept. 1, 1885.

ATTORNEY.

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THOMAS VILSON, OF

FENCE- PATENT anion.

FARMLAN D, INDIANA.

POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 325,302, datedSeptember 1, 1885,

Application tiled October 21, 1884.

To aZZ whom. it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Tnonas E. WILSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Farmland, in the county of Randolph and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fence-Posts, of which thefol lowing is aspecilication, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fenceposts; and the objects ofmy invention are to construct a post that will be durable andsubstantial. I attain these objects by the devices illustrated by theaccompanying drawings, in which' Figure 1 is a vertical view oi'a postcomplete and placed in the ground. Fig. 2is a view of the metallicconnection; and Fig. 3 is a crossseetion of the same, taken on line asSimilar letters refer to similar parts through out the several views.

The body or central part of the base is made of four ribs, 1), as shown.The upper end is. constructed so as to receive the lower end of post a,the four studs 0 preventing the post iroin splitting when it isdrivendown over the pin f, as shown in Fig. 1 by dotted lines. The upperend of the said pin is provided with a groove, f. lVhen the post isdriven down over it, a spike or nail, f, is driven into the postdirectly opposite the groove, 50 that it will strike into and pass alongsaid groove, so

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that the post cannot be raised up or separated from said base withoutdrawing said spike. The bottom end, (I, of the base or connection) ismade to fit over a piece of wood, a, the said end being provided with apin, i, the same as the upper end. The pin is inserted in a hole in thecenter of the wood a, and a spike, e, driven into the wood passingthrough or into the groove 6, so as to hold the said base b and a firmlytogether.

As thus constructed the post is set into the ground, so that the top ofthe base b is just above the surface, as shown in Fig. 1, and it extendsdown several inches, Where it joins the wood bottom a. This constructionmakes the post iron at just the place where a wooden post first decaysand breaks off, and thereby makes wooden posts last about double theirordinary life, as the part below the iron base will last as longas thepart above the ground.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- The combination ofpost a, iron connection I), having studs 0 0, pins f i, grooved atf and1', respectively, bottom end, d, formed as described, and lower section,a, inserted in said end d, the parts being secured together,substantially as set forth.

THOMAS E. XVILSON.

\Vitnesses:

A. L. WRIGHT, C. E. Anunson.

